(Reuters Health) – Severely injured patients are more likely to have complications or die if they have a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, a recent study suggests. This collection of health problems, called ... More »
(Reuters Health) – No one can say if it’s the walks or the unconditional love, but there’s something about owning a dog that goes hand in hand with better heart health, suggests a study in eastern Europe. Researchers examined more than 1,700 adults in the Czec... More »
(Reuters Health) – Older adults with slightly elevated blood sugar, sometimes called “prediabetes,” usually don’t develop full-blown diabetes, a Swedish study suggests. Researchers followed 2,575 men and women aged 60 and older without diabetes for up to 12 ye... More »
(Reuters Health) – After a raft of studies reassuring consumers that eggs are OK to eat, a new report associates an increasing risk of heart disease with the increasing consumption of eggs. The report, combining data from six earlier studies, found a 6 percent... More »
(Reuters Health) – When young boys gain a lot of weight at puberty, they may be increasing their risk of developing diabetes decades later, a Swedish study suggests. Researchers examined body mass index (BMI) measurements for 36,176 men when they were 8 years ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Mothers who are overweight or obese during pregnancy are more likely to have daughters go through early puberty than pregnant women who are a normal weight, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined medical records for nearly 15,300 mother... More »
(Reuters Health) – People who make an effort to improve their diet may be more likely to have less fat in their livers and a lower risk of liver disease than individuals who stick to unhealthy eating habits, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on what’s... More »
(Reuters Health) – People who eat lots of processed and red meat are at increased risk of developing chronic liver disease and insulin resistance, a diabetes risk factor – especially if they like their steak well done, an Israeli study suggests. Researchers fo... More »
By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – An eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program not only reduces stress, but could also lower bloo More »
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) – Middle aged adults who do even a small amount of regular strength training exercise may be lowering their risk of More »
By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – Meeting some or all of the American Heart Association’s seven ideal cardiovascular health goals is associated with More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – If a parent or sibling has cirrhosis due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a person’s odds of having liver sc More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – – Death rates from liver cancer in the U.S. have doubled since the 1980s and continue to rise, largely due to ris More »
By Andrew M. SeamanHeart health in the U.S. has generally improved since the start of the 21st century, but not for adults living in poverty, a new More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – Young men who are overweight or obese have up to double the risk of normal-weight peers for developing liver dise More »
By Carolyn CristEven without high blood pressure or other signs of illness, obese adults have a much higher risk of developing heart disease than nor More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – Women who got their first period at age 11 or earlier are at higher risk of developing diabetes during pregnanc More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – – Obese people in the U.S. may not receive the same kind of care at the end of their lives as people who are t More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Obese youth who have some buildup of fats in their livers and a diet high in fructose may be more likely to develo More »
By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – A genetic trait that affects red blood cells and is fairly common among African Americans and Hispanic Americans c More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Adults who sleep no more than five hours a night are more likely to be heavy soda drinkers than people who get mor More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Traditional treadmill tests used to estimate heart disease risk might not provide accurate results for women, a re More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – The quantity and quality of media children and teens consume should change with their age, according to new gu More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – Health might be its own reward, but even cash incentives only work in the short term to motivate people to exer More »
By Kathryn Doyle(Reuters Health) – Obstructive sleep apnea is linked with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research shows. More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – The number of U.S. diabetics with healthy blood sugar levels has declined in recent years, a study suggests. More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Some daycare centers may find “clean plate club” policies hard to resist, even though working too hard to control More »
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) – Children who order a combination meal at fast-food restaurants are more likely to get a sugary drink that ups the More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – Common blood pressure medications may increase the risk for severe mood disorder episodes, a new study suggest More »
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Reuters Health – After one year, gastric bypass surgery did a better job of bringing type 2 diabetes into remission than an intensive diet and exercise regimen, according to results of a small trial among obese patients. Gastric bypass surgery precipitates wei... More »
(Reuters Health) – Weight-loss surgery beats medication for controlling type 2 diabetes in obese people, according to the longest-term trial ever to compare the two approaches. Half of the patients treated with weight-loss surgery in the study were diabetes-fr... More »
